Scope and Contents The records of the Office of Administration and Finance span the years 1915 through 2023 with the bulk from 1960-1988 and 2016-2019. Included are administrative correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, policies, and building histories. The collection is organized according to the institution’s 2019 organizational chart into the following 10 series: Administration, Administrative Council, General Business, Human Resources, Facilities Management and Planning, Department of Public Safety,...

Overview The principals/presidents of the institution are elected by the Board of Trustees. In 1872, the Board of Trustees elected George P. Beard as the first principal of the Cumberland Valley Normal School. The Board of Trustees reserved the right to choose each principal/president of the school until sometime in the 20th century when the Board of Trustees began to use a Presidential Selection Committee that was represented by members from the "faculty, student body, alumni, and Board of Trustees"...

Overview The materials in this series document the daily business of the Office of Administration and Finance. More transfers are expected for this series. The undated files in Folder 2 appear to have been created in the 1970s based on the person who created them.

Overview This series contains Sub-Series 1 (General Business Ledgers), Sub-Series 2 (Account Books), Sub-Series 3 (Bank Books), Sub-Series 4 (General Records) and Sub-Series 5 (Land). This series primarily contains ledgers and bank books that display the credits and expenditures of the university from its organization in the late 19th century to the present. The two oversize ledgers are laying on the bottom shelf at the start of this series. One contains revenue receipts that were kept by John Lackhove,...